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Identifying a research agenda for postgraduate taught education in the UK: lessons from a machine learning facilitated systematic scoping review (2023)
Journal Article
Macleod, G., Dozier, M., Marvell, R., Matthews-Smith, G., Macleod, M. R., & Liao, J. (2024). Identifying a research agenda for postgraduate taught education in the UK: lessons from a machine learning facilitated systematic scoping review. Oxford Review of

This research aimed to describe and evaluate research on the Postgraduate Taught (PGT) sector in the UK from January 2008 to October 2019. The focus on PGT allowed a detailed analysis of an often overlooked part of the HE sector. Methodologically, th... Read More about Identifying a research agenda for postgraduate taught education in the UK: lessons from a machine learning facilitated systematic scoping review.

The Semiotic Paradigm for Deconstructing Event Design and Meaning (2023)
Journal Article
Viol, M., Todd, L., & Anastasiadou, C. (2023). The Semiotic Paradigm for Deconstructing Event Design and Meaning. Event Management, 27(7), 1063-1079. https://doi.org/10.3727/152599523X16847420514728

Festivals and events convey a range of historical, political, social and cultural signs and meanings, however, there remains limited methodological guidance for understanding these. This paper proposes semiotics as a valuable yet underappreciated and... Read More about The Semiotic Paradigm for Deconstructing Event Design and Meaning.

International Music Preferences as a Measure of Culture: Evidence from Cross-Border Mergers (2023)
Journal Article
Siganos, A. (2024). International Music Preferences as a Measure of Culture: Evidence from Cross-Border Mergers. European Journal of Finance, 30(3), 288-304. https://doi.org/10.1080/1351847X.2023.2215836

This paper introduces the significance of international music preferences as a determinant of cross-border mergers. We argue that international music preferences capture the distance in culture between nations. We find that country pairs whose citize... Read More about International Music Preferences as a Measure of Culture: Evidence from Cross-Border Mergers.

The Role of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Driving and Enabling a Circular Economy in the Hospitality Sector: Insights from the Orkney Islands (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sciacca, A., Anastasiadou, . C., & Urie, G. (2023, May). The Role of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Driving and Enabling a Circular Economy in the Hospitality Sector: Insights from the Orkney Islands. Paper presented at Council for Hospitality Management Educat

The COVID-19 pandemic has generated significant challenges for tourism destinations (UNWTO, 2022) and particularly for small island destinations (SIDs) (e.g., Farrell et al., 2020). While the pandemic has uncovered the low resilience of SIDs, it has... Read More about The Role of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Driving and Enabling a Circular Economy in the Hospitality Sector: Insights from the Orkney Islands.

Re-Designing an MBA programme to meet the challenge of growth in international student numbers (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Yapa, M., & Brodie, J. (2023, May). Re-Designing an MBA programme to meet the challenge of growth in international student numbers. Paper presented at CABS LTSE 2023 Conference, Northport, Wales

The case study demonstrates the novel pedagogy and process undertaken in designing a new MBA programme that would help support increased positive outcomes for international students coming from diverse economic and cultural backgrounds. The case pres... Read More about Re-Designing an MBA programme to meet the challenge of growth in international student numbers.

Maintaining rigour, seeing improvement: The effectiveness of poster presentations as a culturally inclusive approach to post-graduate assessment. (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McLean, L., Gerard, L., & Luong, S. (2023, May). Maintaining rigour, seeing improvement: The effectiveness of poster presentations as a culturally inclusive approach to post-graduate assessment. Paper presented at SEDA Spring Conference 2023: The Role of

This project explores perceived and potential challenges and benefits international students encounter when undertaking a non-traditional/unique assessment practice, specifically a narrated poster presentation. Exploring and analysing students’ persp... Read More about Maintaining rigour, seeing improvement: The effectiveness of poster presentations as a culturally inclusive approach to post-graduate assessment..

Deconstructing commemorative narratives: the anniversaries of the fall of the Berlin Wall (2023)
Journal Article
Viol, M., Anastasiadou, C., Todd, L., & Theodoraki, E. (2024). Deconstructing commemorative narratives: the anniversaries of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Leisure Studies, 43(1), 153-170. https://doi.org/10.1080/02614367.2023.2215468

Historically, researchers have studied commemorative events primarily for their political role in the (re)construction of contested national collective memories and identities, but globalisation, social justice movements, multiculturalism and regiona... Read More about Deconstructing commemorative narratives: the anniversaries of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Panic bank runs, global market contagion and the financial consequences of social media (2023)
Journal Article
Dosumu, O. E., Sakariyahu, R., Oyekola, O., & Lawal, R. (2023). Panic bank runs, global market contagion and the financial consequences of social media. Economics Letters, 228, Article 111170. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2023.111170

This paper provides empirical analysis on how social media amplifies bank runs, using the recent bank turmoil in the US. Employing data for 94 countries, our findings show that social media provides a conduit through which an immediate negative and s... Read More about Panic bank runs, global market contagion and the financial consequences of social media.

Developing a tourism region through tourism and culture: bordering, branding, placemaking and governance processes (2023)
Journal Article
King, B., Richards, G., & Chu, A. (in press). Developing a tourism region through tourism and culture: bordering, branding, placemaking and governance processes. Tourism Recreation Research, https://doi.org/10.1080/02508281.2023.2207156

China’s pre-pandemic national-level planning advocated a combination of culture and tourism to advance growth in the Greater Bay Area (GBA) mega-region. Culture is seen as increasing regional cohesion, with multi-destination travel products connectin... Read More about Developing a tourism region through tourism and culture: bordering, branding, placemaking and governance processes.

Investor Sentiment and the Risk‐Return Relation: A Two‐in‐One Approach (2023)
Journal Article
Duxbury, D., & Wang, W. (2024). Investor Sentiment and the Risk‐Return Relation: A Two‐in‐One Approach. European Financial Management, 30(1), Article 496-543. https://doi.org/10.1111/eufm.12427

Traditional finance theory posits a positive risk–return relation, but empirical evidence is inconclusive. Retail investor sentiment has long been viewed as a distorting factor, while more recently institutional investor sentiment is thought to play... Read More about Investor Sentiment and the Risk‐Return Relation: A Two‐in‐One Approach.

Are return predictors of industrial equity indexes common across regions? (2023)
Journal Article
Bengitöz, P., & Umutlu, M. (2023). Are return predictors of industrial equity indexes common across regions?. Journal of Asset Management, 24, 396–418. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41260-023-00313-4

We investigate the potential cross-sectional relationship between several equity index attributes and future returns on country-industry indexes in the regions of North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, South America, MENA, and Japan. Index attributes i... Read More about Are return predictors of industrial equity indexes common across regions?.

'Port of Call' painting by Louise Todd selected for the 197th Royal Scottish Academy (RSA) Annual Exhibition (2023)
Exhibition / Performance
Todd, L. 'Port of Call' painting by Louise Todd selected for the 197th Royal Scottish Academy (RSA) Annual Exhibition. [Original artwork, oil paint on stretched linen canvas, 30cm x 30cm x 3cm.]. Exhibited at Royal Scottish Academy (RSA), Edinburgh. 6 May

The artist: "I am an artist and academic researcher based in Edinburgh. I am particularly interested in narratives of visual culture in tourism, and the tourist gaze, alongside the experience and performance of tourism. This painting, ’Port of call’,... Read More about 'Port of Call' painting by Louise Todd selected for the 197th Royal Scottish Academy (RSA) Annual Exhibition.

Natural disasters, investor sentiments and stock market reactions: Evidence from Turkey-Syria earthquakes (2023)
Journal Article
Sakariyahu, R., Lawal, R., Oyekola, O., Dosumu, O. E., & Adigun, R. (2023). Natural disasters, investor sentiments and stock market reactions: Evidence from Turkey-Syria earthquakes. Economics Letters, 228, Article 111153. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econle

This study provides stylized facts on the relationships between natural disasters, investor sentiments and market performance using the recent Turkey-Syria earthquakes. We employ daily stock market data relating to Turkey’s 21 major trading partners... Read More about Natural disasters, investor sentiments and stock market reactions: Evidence from Turkey-Syria earthquakes.

Consumer-to-consumer conflicts and brand moderation strategies during COVID-19 service failures: a framework for international marketers (2023)
Journal Article
Dineva, D., Breitsohl, J., Roschk, H., & Hosseinpour, M. (2023). Consumer-to-consumer conflicts and brand moderation strategies during COVID-19 service failures: a framework for international marketers. International Marketing Review, 40(5), 1112-1133. ht

Purpose Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, one dark social-media phenomenon in particular has experienced a significant rise: consumer-to-consumer (C2C) conflicts, i.e. consumers who verbally attack each other in response to COVID-19 service... Read More about Consumer-to-consumer conflicts and brand moderation strategies during COVID-19 service failures: a framework for international marketers.

Acculturation Processes of International Labour in Switzerland in the Hospitality Organisations (2023)
Journal Article
Ermolaeva, P., & Sisson, A. D. (2023). Acculturation Processes of International Labour in Switzerland in the Hospitality Organisations. African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 12(2), 624-637

The following research examines the acculturation processes of migrants, working in Switzerland, particularly in the hospitality industry. Due to rapid globalisation and lack of investigation on worker's adaptation, there remains a gap in the researc... Read More about Acculturation Processes of International Labour in Switzerland in the Hospitality Organisations.

Senior Hospital Doctors’ Intentions to Retire in NHS Scotland (2023)
Report
Martin, G., Staines, H., & Bushfield, S. (2023). Senior Hospital Doctors’ Intentions to Retire in NHS Scotland. Dundee: NHS Scotland employers, BMA Scotland, and the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges and Faculties in Scotland

A survey of senior hospital doctors’ intentions to retire (ITR) and intentions to scale down of work commitments in NHS Scotland. The results of the largest and most comprehensive survey of senior hospital doctors’ retirement plans and work commi... Read More about Senior Hospital Doctors’ Intentions to Retire in NHS Scotland.